"The two worlds on the surface and inside are two different Earths?"
After pondering for a moment, Li Yao said, "That does make sense. Then, what kind of existence created such a weird world? What's their purpose?"
"We'll have to wait for our exploration."
The mental devil smiled. "Perhaps, the blue planet on the surface, the Earth that has developed a splendid civilization without spiritual energy, is just like the 'Spiriters' Realm ', the virtual world that Mo Xuan created. It is just a game, a dream, and a ridiculous joke.
"By 'destroying Earth', you mean deleting a game, reformatting a crystal processor, and shattering a virtual world. You did a lot of such things when you were fighting Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan. However strong your sense of justice is, you can't say that deleting a game is an unpardonable thing, can you?"
"Well … it does make sense."
Li Yao thought for a moment and said, "If the blue Earth is just a virtual world and a joke full of malice and schemes, 'destroying Earth' will be understandable. However, what about the six billion earthlings? I vaguely remember that earthlings also have feelings and their own independent will. They are all real people!"
"Who said that?"
The mental devil did not think it was a big deal. "When you were playing the virtual game 'Civilization' and entered a new DLC, did you see all kinds of people? The vendors on the roadside, the bartenders in the restaurants, the soldiers of the enemy … Were they all players? Of course, many of them were 'virtual people' that were randomly generated. In the words of Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan, they were 'Deviant Spirits'!
"Those 'Deviant Spirits', supported by enormous databases and operated according to all kinds of complicated rules, could simulate all the feelings and actions of human beings vividly. They seemed to be no different from real people, but they were still fake after all!
"When you were lost in the Spiriters' Realm, didn't you find yourself in a virtual village named 'Peach Blossom Paradise' and meet 'Ah Luo', Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan's virtual granddaughter? When you broke the 'Peach Blossom Paradise' in the end, this' Ah Luo 'was naturally dissected into the most fundamental data, too. Did you kill an innocent woman and child?"
"Nonsense."
Li Yao immediately said, "Of course not!"
The mental devil grinned hideously. "So, even if your memories on the virtual Earth are as clear as ever, how can you say that all the six billion earthlings are real? Have you seen everybody among the six billion? Have you seen and touched a thousand people around you at best?
"No. Even if I've seen it with my own eyes, it doesn't mean anything at all. The virtual technology of the Federation is enough to create 'Deviant Spirits', not to mention the powerful existence that can create a virtual Earth!
"Therefore, it is possible that most of the so-called six billion earthlings — 5.999 billion — are fake. They are just 'Deviant Spirits' that serve the one million real people. Deleting all the 'virtual earthlings' does not violate any morality or justice, does it?"
Li Yao frowned and thought for a long time. Then he slowly shook his head and said, "If that is the case, destroying a virtual Earth and deleting the 'virtual people' among the six billion people does not seem to violate morality or justice, but …"
He hesitated for a long time. His eyes seemed to have pierced through the immeasurable dark nebula and landed on the blue virtual planet. "Even if the earthlings are all fake as you said, and they are all virtual people generated by databases and programs, can they realize that they are fake? When Earth is destroyed and they are deleted, will they feel pain, struggle, and desperation?
"If the virtual world is advanced enough, there should be certain data, programs, and rules that can make them feel pain and desperation, right? It's like in certain war DLCs of 'Civilization'. Even the randomly generated enemy soldiers will put on the most painful expression when they are killed, "the mental devil said nonchalantly.
"However, no matter how painful and desperate they are, they are still fake, virtual, and meaningless! I know that you are a hot-blooded high school student who is so naïve that you are almost an idiot, but you wouldn't be so compassionate as to care about some virtual people, would you? When you were fighting Extraterrestrial Devil Mo Xuan's army of Deviant Spirits, I didn't see you showing any mercy to the Deviant Spirits at all! "
Li Yao smiled, somewhat in embarrassment. "It does make sense. Now that you put it that way, I am indeed too naïve."
"Then —"
The mental devil's eyes glowed. It rubbed its fists and said, "If the 'blue Earth' is really a virtual game, and the earthlings are all virtual people, 'destroying Earth' will be acceptable, won't it? Then, what are we waiting for? Let's find it and destroy it now. Hehehehe! "
Li Yao frowned again. He eyed the mental devil up and down carefully. "Wait. Can you not laugh so mysteriously? Why do I feel that you are up to no good and that you are not a good person?"
"Dear heavens! Dear earth!"
Holding its head with both hands, the mental devil cried for help. "From the moment I was born to this moment, although I did say some outrageous things occasionally, tell me honestly, have I really done anything bad?
"Elder Nether Spring had his Spore Stratagem, Jin Tuyi had his Red Tide Plan, Lu Zui had his Patriots Partnership, Professor Mo Xuan, who seemed honest and honest, had the side of 'extraterrestrial devil Mo Xuan', and even you, Vulture Li Yao, had the mysterious mission of 'destroying Earth' on your back!
"So many people have revealed their evil ambitions, but I am the only one who has been staying here dutifully. You call yourself a 'mental devil'? In all honesty, where am I?
"Right now, you are the one who wants to destroy Earth, but you can't pass the barrier in your heart. So, you asked me to brainstorm you. Then, I brainstormed with you. But after I came up with so many possibilities for you, you are accusing me of being up to no good?
"Why is it so difficult to be your mental devil? I am sincerely trying to help you accomplish your mission by destroying Earth. It is a completely righteous act. Why don't you believe me?
"Even if you don't believe me, you should at least believe yourself. Look at you, dominator of three Sectors, master of Black Wind, and Vulture Li Yao. You are such a righteous, honorable man. You are almost the embodiment of justice! Since you are righteous, what you are trying to destroy is naturally evil. Even if you don't understand it right now, you will certainly discover the righteousness and necessity of destroying Earth after you explore it slowly! "
"Stop!"
Li Yao stopped the mental devil from rambling on. "I know exactly what I should do. I will not be at the mercy of you or any other goddamn 'mission'.
"All in all, in any case, we have to find 'Earth' and figure out the secrets behind it before we decide what to do next!"
"That's true."
The mental devil couldn't have agreed more. "However, the universe is too vast for us to have any clues at all. Where should we start looking?"
"Who says that we don't have any clues? We clearly have the most important clue, which is language and writing!"
Li Yao said. "The language that is most spoken on Earth is very similar to the human language that was widely circulated in the three thousand Sectors in the forty thousand years of the Cultivators. Ninety-five percent of them match. Such a language is closely related to the language of the Pangu civilization in the primeval era. How can it be a coincidence?
"Besides, I vaguely remember that there are legends on Earth such as' the Pangu created the sky and Nuwa created mankind ', too. They are very similar to the many legends in the three thousand Sectors.
"Therefore, Earth must be deeply connected to the primeval civilization, the Pangu, and Nuwa. As long as we solve the mysteries left from the primeval era, we will certainly be able to unravel the mysteries of Earth and find out where Earth is exactly!
"We have to seize every second to go to the center of the cosmos!
"In the royal library of the Imperium of True Human Beings, all kinds of classics and files from the Great Dark Age in the past ten thousand years are stored. Even Long Yangjun thinks that they are rather precious. Chances are that the clues to Earth are stored inside.
"Boss Bai set off to the center of the cosmos three years ago to excavate the heritages in the tombs of the Supreme Emperor and the Blood God. The Supreme Emperor claimed to have found three volumes of the 'Book of Revelation', which contained tremendous heritages of the Pangu civilization. The Blood God, on the other hand, was not only the Supreme Emperor's clone but also enhanced by the extraterrestrial devils. He was arguably the strongest devil in history.
"Is it possible that the two of them know something about the primeval era and learn more about Earth? If we can find their tombs or residences, we might find something new.
"Also, after we go to the Imperium of True Human Beings, we will have a chance to get in touch with the people of the Holy League. The Holy League has only grown to what it is today with the relics of the Pangu civilization. So, their studies on the primeval civilizations must be even better than those of the Federation and the Imperium. Chances are that 'Earth' is hidden in the territory of the Holy League.
"All in all, now that I have vaguely figured out who I am, there is no reason for me to give up halfway. Everything in the Xing Yao Federation is on the right track now. I don't feel that I am so indispensable anymore. In the next hundred years, I should fight for my destiny and find Earth no matter what the cost is!"
A mysterious smile beamed out of the mental devil's eyes as it asked, "What about after you find it? Will you really … destroy Earth?"
"… I can't answer that question right now."
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